Initially, I began writing articles for a Beatles webzine -- that must have been almost ten years ago now. The zine's homepage is still partly functional, though. As ApleSkruf, I wrote two columns for each weekly installment: Dark Horse and Instant Karma, though with George as my favorite Beatle, it was only logical that I'd relinquish the John column once midterms neared an enthusiastic writer presented herself.

Admittedly, Beatles were my first love; don't be surprised that three of the four "chapter" fanfics I have kept online show that -- though only "Our Generation" is actually a purely Beatle project! "Moonbeat" is a freak of nature, a Beatles/Sailor Moon crossover, while "Dream Away" is set after the band's break-up. "Days of Light," meanwhile, is a fic of a different sound, featuring The Who.

I call particular attention to this one, as it is a departure from the my other available pieces; a short story which does admittedly reference Beatles songs, it is nevertheless comprised entirely of original characters -- and is hopefully the first of many:

Now that I've reached my short stories, I'll try for a short lead! The first offering, a giftfic for my dear Sailor Seraphim, is an amusingly drunken karaoke celebration of anime proportions; the other four are silly rewrites of well-known stories -- The Emperor's New Clothes, The Three Little Pigs, Little Red Riding Hood, and Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are:

Did I say the Beatles were my first love? I may have spoken out of turn... even as a small child, I liked to make "pretty things" -- I would draw, crochet, needlepoint... whatever I was in the mood to do. When given cameras, I had no concept of "wasting film." Thank the gods for digital photography!

I tend to like to have webpages that I can update or ignore at my leisure, which may be why I boast very few fanlistings, a format which is both challenging (working within given parameters can be frustrating) and tiresome. Nevertheless, these two creations are born of my love for Jackson Browne and (pretend to be surprised) Beatles Fanfiction -- though the latter is merely my design; the actual fanlisting is run by Lindsey of the Beatles Fan Fiction Directory:

Now, I know LiveJournal can be addictive... but really, I'm certain there are worse things to jones for. Beginning with my own public blog, the following blogs and communities are those for which I've designed the layout and/or for which I have something to do with the maintenance: